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The Art Soregaroli Collection

May 2, 2016 - While we could tell you what we think about Art Soregaroli's collection of fine minerals, it's probably best explained in his own words. Here we present just the first of many updates of Art's treasures.

 

"The mineral specimens you see here now have been liberated from my collection of the past 6+ decades, rescued from my favoured lair in the recesses of a Vancouver home sold and slated for demolition. This move has forced my hand to make the difficult decision to find new homes for these many precious friends I have spent a lifetime collecting.

 

From my early youth, collecting agates and arrowheads in rural Iowa quarries and stream beds, to kicking up rocks with pack mules in Idaho as a graduate student, to my doctoral work at the University of British Columbia in Canada (where I’ve made my home this past half-century), and throughout the career that followed in exploring the world for precious metals and commodities to mine, I’ve rarely met a specimen I didn’t like. And, as much as each specimen holds a special place in my heart, I suppose what I am most grateful for in having been captivated by this esoteric hobby is the people I have met who share my passion for minerals and geology, and the many friendships that have been forged at the rock-face, at the bargaining table, with the Mineralogical Record and at Tucson, and in peering through the glass of a display case.

 

So, now, as I continue my journey, I hope these specimens will continue theirs and bring joy and gratification to the ardent mineral collectors fortunate enough to make them their own."

 

-Dr. Art Soregaroli

 

Note: This most recent set of minerals is heavy on Tsumeb! Stay tuned for the next (and final) update featuring gem crystals. 

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Chalcocite
SOREG16F-222
Chalcocite
Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., Wisconsin, USA
Miniature
5.1 x 3.0 x 0.8 cm
$2,250.00
(6 more images)
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Pyrargyrite
SOREG16F-233
Pyrargyrite
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
Miniature
4.0 x 3.5 x 3.3 cm
$1,500.00
(3 more images)
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Pyrite and Sphalerite
SOREG16F-239
Pyrite and Sphalerite
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Huanuco Department, Peru
Cabinet
10.6 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm
$1,250.00
(4 more images)
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Suolunite
SOREG16-179
Suolunite
Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Quebec, Canada
Miniature
3.5 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm
$2,000.00
(4 more images)
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Euclase
SOREG16-182
Euclase
Last Hope Mine, Mwami, Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Thumbnail
2.1 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm
$2,500.00
(4 more images)
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Silver on Calcite
SOREG16-185
Silver on Calcite
Highland Bell Mine, Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada
Toenail
2.6 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm
$1,500.00
(5 more images)
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Bournonite and Quartz (rare locale)
SOREG16-191
Bournonite and Quartz (rare locale)
Casapalca Mine, Casapalca, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru
Small Cabinet
8.8 x 8.0 x 3.6 cm
$1,500.00
(5 more images)
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Andradite Garnet on Hematite, with Calcite
SOREG16-199
Andradite Garnet on Hematite, with Calcite
Wessels Mine, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Small Cabinet
8.2 x 5.1 x 2.4 cm
$6,000.00 $4,500.00
(6 more images)
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Axinite var. Ferroan
SOREG16-201
Axinite var. Ferroan
Molletambo quarry, Ica Department, Peru
Small Cabinet
8.7 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
$2,500.00
(5 more images)
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Hubnerite epimorph of Scheelite and Quartz, on Muscovite
SOREG16-203
Hubnerite epimorph of Scheelite and Quartz, on Muscovite
Mundo Nuevo Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Ancash Department, Peru
Small Cabinet
9.3 x 8.4 x 4.7 cm
$1,250.00
(5 more images)
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Calcite
SOREG16-211
Calcite
Potosi Mine, West camp, Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico
Small Cabinet
6.5 x 4.3 x 3.2 cm
$750.00
(5 more images)
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Acanthite
SOREG16-195
Acanthite
Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
Small Cabinet
9.3 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm
$6,000.00
(6 more images)
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Cerussite with Calcite
SOREG15-153
Cerussite with Calcite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet
6.7 x 4.1 x 3.3 cm
$750.00
(4 more images)
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Smoky Quartz
SOREG15-156
Smoky Quartz
Sao Geraldo do Baixio, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Small Cabinet
6.6 x 6.5 x 6.0 cm
$450.00
(4 more images)
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Fluorite, Pyrite, and Calcite
SOREG15-124
Fluorite, Pyrite, and Calcite
Recuerdo Vein, Huanzala Mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Huanuco Department, Peru
Small Cabinet
7.5 x 6.4 x 4 cm
$1,200.00
(8 more images)
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Epidote
SOREG15-88
Epidote
Pampa Blanca, Castrovirreyna District, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Small Cabinet
8.9 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
$750.00
(4 more images)
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Serandite
SOREG15-95
Serandite
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Small Cabinet
6.7 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm
$7,200.00
(4 more images)
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Manganoan Calcite (fl) on Tennantite and Sphalerite, with Pyrite
SOREG15-101
Manganoan Calcite (fl) on Tennantite and Sphalerite, with Pyrite
Atacocha mine,Cerro de Pasco, Pasco department, Peru
Cabinet
13.9 x 11.5 x 5.0 cm
$600.00
(5 more images)
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Calcite with Boulangerite inclusions
SOREG15-102
Calcite with Boulangerite inclusions
Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures Co., Romania
Miniature
4.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm
$1,250.00
(4 more images)
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Fluorapatite (fl) on Albite (fl)
SOREG15-104
Fluorapatite (fl) on Albite (fl)
Sapo mine, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Miniature
4.3 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm
$2,400.00
(5 more images)
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Malachite ps. Azurite on Dolomite (fl) with Cerussite
SOREG15-109
Malachite ps. Azurite on Dolomite (fl) with Cerussite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet
5.4 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
$1,250.00
(6 more images)
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Wolframite with Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, and Muscovite, on Quartz
SOREG15-111
Wolframite with Arsenopyrite, Pyrite, and Muscovite, on Quartz
Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Small Cabinet
6.0 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
$950.00
(3 more images)
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Sulfur
SOREG15-115
Sulfur
Yavorovskoe, 40 km west of L'viv, L'viv Oblast', Ukraine
Small Cabinet
6.5 x 6.2 x 3.4 cm
$1,250.00
(2 more images)
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Fluorite (fl) on Fluorite (fl), with Galena and Marcasite
SOREG15-116
Fluorite (fl) on Fluorite (fl), with Galena and Marcasite
Beihilfe Mine, Halsbrucke, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Small Cabinet
8.7 x 5.1 x 5.0 cm
$2,000.00
(4 more images)
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